SugarCRM
Nowadays, proprietary software has become “bloatware”: software that has too many features and as an added consequence, the computer will run slower. These kinds of inconveniences stem from the seller’s assumption that consumers usually go to the “heavy” applications in their software needs. Furthermore, the immense marketing that sellers usually do is a testament that these companies care more about their profits and development more than yours. Ironically, it seems that they try to improve your business model so that theirs will too.
At the end of the day, what CRM software does everything such applications should and also come off as lightweight, quick and efficient?
Enter SugarCRM: not only is it a cost-effective alternative to expensive CRMs that corporations sell, it has also proven itself to a respectable CRM application is inconceivably free of charge. That’s because no one owns the software, since it is open-source.
The advantages of open-source software
The wonderful mix of words “open source” and “CRM software” benefits executives, both from high-scale corporations to small-time businesses is that they can customize it to their needs. An example of an open-source application is the web browser, Mozilla Firefox. As one may observe, he/she may put add-ons to the application, trying to add a certain characteristic to it, making it more suited to the user: there’s the no-script add-on for security-conscious users and adblock for those who dislike certain advertisements that eat up RAM. This is the type of personalization every open-source software, including SugarCRM, that makes it lightweight yet versatile.
Another feature is the availability of the source code. Each user of the software has an opportunity to fix annoying bugs and errors that may still be present in the application. So to speak, with the reach of the web and the success of open-source applications, it may be safe to declare that SugarCRM has actually a lot of “testers”, contributing to the safety, reliability and quality of the product.
Lastly is the software’s longevity. There is no single entity on which the future of the software depends, which is common with proprietary products/software. Usually, a company relies on a software manufacturer that improves upon the application. If the manufacturer closes shop, then the future of the program is stymied and future versions are definitely out of sight. The thing about open-source is that no single entity creates the software, so its development is sure to ensue. But in the rare case that the started the code decides to stop development, there is always another software group fixing things up for consumers, and it is without neither legal nor practical limitations.
Lighter and faster than any other CRM
By the time you download the free CRM software, it is incredibly lightweight (around 40MB) compared to other CRMs like Microsoft Dynamics (280MB). But basically, you are provided with a “software skeleton”: you have the absolute basics of the application and you have options to download more in the internet, which makes it fit to the downloading corporation’s system. Also, obviously, when a program has lesser size, it is faster; in the end, productivity will increase over time. Compared to Microsoft Dynamics in mid-performance servers and computers, SugarCRM flutters towards its goal while MS Dynamics CRM labors towards its goal.
Conclusion
Consumers have to deal with endless marketing pitches and disappointing results from many corporations who currently sell software, especially CRM applications. But with the advent SugarCRM, the best open-source CRM software available, customers are assured of a lightweight and secure application because of its open-source underpinnings.
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